A leading Indian non-governmental organisation (NGO) has announced plans to name a village in the country after US President Donald Trump in an effort to boost US-India relations.

The development comes ahead of Trump's 71st birthday on Wednesday, which Hindu right-wing activists plan to celebrate in the Indian capital.

Bindeshwar Pathak, founder and chief of NGO Sulabh International, is "to name one Indian village after President Trump, as part of efforts to further the India-US relationship" at a community event inWashington, a statement on the organisation's Facebook page said.